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Tag Archives: sacred space
Holy Time and Holy Space
Sermon for the Second Sunday after Pentecost, Year B June 3, 2018 St. John’s Episcopal Church, Richmond VA Lessons Appointed: 1 Samuel 3:1-10(11-20) Psalm 139:1-5, 12-17 2 Corinthians 4:5-12 Mark 2:23-3:6 The first time I set foot on the … Continue reading
Posted in sermons
Tagged Abraham Joshua Heschel, call, Christianity, faith, healing, Heschel, Jesus, Judaism, sabbath, sacred space, sacred time, Samuel, seminary, sermon, thin places
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Sundays
My daughter asked at dinner last night, “Does the week start on Sunday, or Monday?” It was a loaded question, the way that questions from adolescents generally are. She had her opinion and she wanted to float it to her … Continue reading
Posted in work and life
Tagged Christianity, church, community, God, grace, love, Parenting, reflection, religion, sabbath, sacred, sacred space, spirituality, stillness, Sunday, vocation, wholeness
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New Light
Here in Virginia, snow is a rare treat, or at least, a treat for me. I grew up in Western New York with snow as the standard issue landscape for at least five months of the year. Now that I … Continue reading
Posted in Spiritual journey, work and life
Tagged calling, change, Lent, light, ministry, Parenting, questions, sacred space, snow, transformation, vocation
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Cultivating Sacred Space during Holy Week
Lectionary Reading for Palm Sunday The week begins: the palm branches are waving and the cries of “Hosanna!” can be heard resounding. We can get caught up in the crowds, the celebration, the hope of glorious salvation. But the triumphant … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014
Tagged Christianity, Contemplation, faith, Holy Week, Lent, palm sunday, Passion Sunday, sacred space
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Cultivating Sacred Space Week 5: Stillness
I know that some of you who read my blog are also following along with me through this Lenten journey of “Cultivating Sacred Space” that I am curating and leading with my faith community at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. The … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014, Spiritual journey
Tagged Christianity, Contemplation, faith, gratitude, meditation, mindfulness, sacred space, Serendipity, spirituality, stillness
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Living Water: Week 3 of Cultivating Sacred Space
The story of Jesus meeting the woman of Samaria at the well is unquestionably my favorite Gospel story; in my faith community, it is also the reading for this Third Sunday in Lent. Here is a link, if you’d like … Continue reading
Blessings: Week 2 of Cultivating Sacred Space
This second week of Lent, the theme that found me in the midst of the lectionary readings was “Blessings.” It is also fitting that with St. Patrick’s Day approaching, this is a week when the lyrical lilt of Irish Blessings … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014
Tagged blessings, irish blessing, John O'Donohue, Lent, sacred space
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Holy Ground: Week 1 of Cultivating Sacred Space
This week, my writing and my spiritual journal follows the theme of Holy Ground, which is the weekly theme for the Lenten “Cultivating Sacred Space” virtual program I’m curating for my faith community. Feel free to join us; click the … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014
Tagged daily practice, faith, holy ground, Lent, prayer, Present moment, reflection, sacred space, spirituality, writing
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Lent 2014: Cultivating Sacred Space
It was last year, on Ash Wednesday, when I started this blog at the end of my work day. All that day, I had been recalling the memory of My First Ashes. I am fairly tech savvy because of some … Continue reading
Posted in Lent 2014, Spiritual journey
Tagged cultivating sacred space, faith, Lent, my first ashes, sacred space, Spiritual journey, spirituality
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